The President of Madagascar said that he would dissolve his government, after the days of protests under the leadership of youth regarding long -standing water supply and energy reductions.
“We recognize and apologize if members of the government do not fulfill the tasks assigned to them,” Andri Rajuelin said in a television national circulation on Monday.
Thousands of mainly demonstrators Gen Z took to the streets in the cities of Madagascar from ThursdayIN Under the unifying cry “we want to live, not survive.”
The head of human law condemned the “unnecessary power” used by the security forces to suppress riots at least 22 people died and 100 people were injured.
Peaceful protests first flared up in the capital of antananaro, but since then spread to eight cities throughout the country.
The commandant hour at dusk was revealed after they became violent, and the police used rubber bullets and tear gas to cancel the demonstrations.
Last week, President of Madagascar announced that he had fired the Minister of Energy for not doing his work properly, but the protesters demanded that the president and the rest of his government also resign.
Thousands of people again took to the streets on Monday.
“I understand the anger, sadness and difficulties caused by a reduction in electricity and problems with water supply,” Rajolina said during his speech on the state television channel Televiziona Malagasius.
He said that he “fired the functions of the Prime Minister and the Government,” and applications for the new prime minister will be received within the next three days before the new government will be formed.
Rajolina added that he wants to negotiate with youth.
The head of UNCHR Volker Türk said he was “shocked” by a strong suppression of security forces that sees beating, arrests, living bullets and tear gases that were released by demonstrators.
“I urge security forces to abandon the use of unnecessary and disproportionate forces and immediately free all the arbitrarily detained protesters,” Turk said in a statement published by his office on Monday.
According to the UN, the dead “include protesters and witnesses killed by members of the security forces, but also others who were killed in the future widespread violence and plunders with individuals and gangs that are not associated with protesters.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar rejected the UN numbers, claiming that the data “are based on hearing or misinformation.”
The banner at one of the demonstrations of the last week in Antananaro read: “We do not want problems, we just want our rights.”
But in some messages last week it was assumed that the protesters were damaged – perhaps they are set on fire – at least two legislators at home.
But the Gen Z movement claims that paid Gunches plundered various buildings to undermine their business.
Madagascar has been shocked by multiple uprisings since he received independence in 1960, including mass protests in 2009, which forced former President Mark Ravalomanana to resign and saw that Rajolina had come to power.
Protests note the most significant problem with which the president has become since his third re -election in 2023.
Additional reporting Danny Eberhard
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